[PeterPrinciple]

But, bottom line, if you are a law abiding citizen, almost no one in the world cares about what you do or what you think.

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I used to think like that but there is just too much potential abuse. It wouldn’t take much to send you or me to the gulag.

[Hugh the Scot]

If you cannot come and go as you please without the government monitoring your movements...
If you can’t speak your mind for fear that they may hear you, and as a result turn their focus on you...

You are already in the gulag.